Employee Experience Specialist

At Equitable, we believe work should be a place where you feel supported, inspired, and empowered to grow. In our caring and collaborative environment, your curiosity is encouraged, your passion is recognized, and your contributions truly matter. Together, we create meaningful impact, for our clients, our communities, and each other.

The Opportunity: At Equitable, we believe great things happen when we work together. We're a Canadian mutual company driven by purpose - putting people first and helping Canadians protect today and prepare for tomorrow. If you're passionate about making a difference and growing your career in an inclusive and collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you. Our culture is built on care, passion and curiosity. We put people above all else, strive to be our best and welcome new ideas to deliver positive outcomes.

As an Employee Experience Specialist, you will play a key role in creating meaningful programs, activities, events, and initiatives that strengthen Equitable's culture and drive employee engagement. In this role, you will support employees throughout every stage of the employee lifecycle—from recruitment and onboarding to career development and offboarding—helping the organization attract, develop, and retain top talent.

You will also contribute directly to advancing Equitable's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by shaping and sustaining initiatives that foster an inclusive and supportive workplace. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the overall employee experience and help cultivate a thriving organizational culture.

Join one of the region's top employers and be part of something that truly makes a difference.

Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement. In this role, the Employee Experience Specialist will be required to work more than the minimum requirement in office.

What you'll do:

• Develop and execute the administration of a wide range of programs, activities, events, and initiatives that promote our culture, employee engagement, retention, learning and development, including Equitable events and programs.
• Develop, facilitate and lead training, as required.
• Collaborate with and support HR team members with employee lifecycle programs, activities, events and initiatives including Equitable Orientation and Growing Together events.
• Support the ongoing maintenance and development of people policies and guide people-related policies, procedures and guidelines
• Lead the Employee Resource Group and its various initiatives
• Administer the Annual Employee Opinion Survey and analyze results to identify and execute applicable action items.
• Develop metrics for evaluating employee experience and create strategies to improve employee satisfaction in their roles.
• Strategize and develop programs relating to employee engagement and performance management across the company.
• Collaborate with HR team members and business leaders to understand their needs related to the employee experience by proactively interfacing with key stakeholders in order to understand, recommend and deploy effective solutions.
• Ensure the Company operates within the laws and regulations by which it is governed.
• Other duties as required.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Human Resource Development or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience with rewards and recognition, culture development and/or diversity, equity and inclusion
• Strong influencer with a track record of positive work culture initiatives
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong change management experience
• Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail
• Strong consultative and collaborative approach
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and solve practical problems
• Resourceful, results-oriented with a people-first and agile mindset
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Strong data analytic skills - experience in measuring and evaluating impact experience
• French as a second language is an asset

What's in it for you:

• Career Growth: Regular learning sessions and development opportunities
• Total Rewards: Incentive pay, annual salary reviews, employer-paid benefits and pension matching
• Time Away: Competitive vacation plus one paid volunteer day each year
• Flexibility: Healthy work-life balance with employee wellness always top of mind, complemented by a "dress for your day" approach

At Equitable, we're committed to fair pay and an inclusive, accessible hiring experience. If you need accommodations or alternative formats at any stage, just reach out to us at We're happy to help.

Your base pay will be based on your skills, qualifications, experience and education. In addition to your salary, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award tied to business performance, plus a wide range of competitive benefits.

If you're selected to move forward, our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program, so you know exactly what's included.

Reports To: Manager, Learning and Development & Employee Experience

Department: Corporate

Term: Permanent Full-Time

This position is open and we are excited to find the right person to join our team.

As part of the recruitment process, you will need to go through background screening, as per our company policy.